simple past

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A tense used to describe something that happened in the past, formed by the inflection of a single word, without any auxiliary verb such as be or have.

Equivalents

Españolpretérito

Françaisimparfait passé passé simple

DeutschPräteritum

8 more languages

Danskdatid præteritum

Ελληνικάαόριστος

Esperantoestinteco estinto preterito

Suomiimperfekti kertoma preteriti

Nederlandsonvoltooid verleden tijd

Portuguêspassado simples pretérito perfeito pretérito perfeito simplespretérito simples

Русскийпросто́е проше́дшее вре́мя прошедшее время

Türkçegeçmiş zaman

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

simple pendulum simple present simple quadruple time simple ring simple root simple sentence

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